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vector3
11th July 2007, 20:42
Hi.Is Norwegian still hiring? What bases do they have and how are they expanding? Thanks

928
13th July 2007, 22:10
Yes, they are. OSL, SVG, BGO, TRD & WAW. Quite rapidly. You're welcome!

thepeacock
30th August 2007, 11:08
Still expanding.....

"Norwegian to purchase 42 next-generation airplanes
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has ordered 42 new Boeing 737-800 airplanes with Blended Winglets. The airplanes have a list price of USD 3.1 billion or just over NOK 18 billion. Parallel to this, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has ensured purchase rights for an additional 42 airplanes of the same model from Boeing. These cost-efficient airplanes with leading-edge technology are significantly more environment-friendly than the existing airfleet.



This is the largest order in Europe received by Boeing for the company’s 737 series thus far in 2007. The new airplanes will supplement the 11 Boeing 737-800 airplanes Norwegian ordered from Boeing in May this year."

Rock_On
30th August 2007, 11:49
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/08/30/216363/budget-carrier-norwegian-orders-42-more-737-800s.html

http://www.fleetbuzz.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=15010

http://norwegian.easycruit.com/vacancy/87563/12113?iso=no




APPLICATION FIRST OFFICERS

Minimum requirements for First Officers:

Valid JAR CPL license
Valid instrument rating
Valid proper medical certificate
Valid frozen ATPL theory
1500 hours total time on aeroplanes
500 hours in multicrew environment
English, written and spoken
An advantage if you are fluent in one Scandinavian language or Polish depending of base
No criminal recordThe recruitment process
The first step is to fill out and submit your application. You will then receive an e-mail which confirms the receipt of your application.
Our application database will be open even if there is no planned recruitment. Opening of recruitment process will be announced on our website.
When a recruitment process starts, a number of chosen applicants who fulfil our requirements will be contacted via e-mail for interviews. An important part of the recruitment process will be to contact the candidate’s references.
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The only acceptable way to submit an application for pilot position in our company is to use this online application system. Due to high administrative workload, we appeal to the applicants not to contact us by phone unless there is important information to mediate.

Stjuk
30th August 2007, 16:21
Can anyone tell a little bit about Norwegian:

1. Likely base for new FO's?

2. Roster stability and pattern?

3.Pay and taxes in Norway, pension, LOL, uniform etc.?

4. Crew travel?

5. Crew composition, mostly scandinavians?

6. Time to command?

7. How is management?

If you have anything to add please do so. I would really appreciate an answer. Thank you!

BeforeStart
14th September 2007, 07:59
On the subject of Norwegian, they said a while ago that they were seriously considering a new base in Copenhagen. Have any news come up internally in the company?

Guttn
14th September 2007, 09:30
2. 5/4 - 5/3
4. Yes, with NAS only. No ID agreements whatsoever:rolleyes:
5. I would believe so... I think the former requirements were knowledge of the Norwegian language.
6. Depends on experience, but minimum 1000hrs on type. Don`t know how this works when newcomers with the hours on type bypass all other F/Os en the list for the left seat, who don`t have the hours yet. Have heard som rumours, but they sound too stupid to be possible:ugh:
7. Cheap :};):yuk:

Last I heard was that they estimated a need for 100 pilots the next year, so if you aready have a rating and some hours then this could mean quick employment. If you don`t have a rating then it might be better to consider the traditional airlines, where yoy don`t have to buy you way in. BTW, you don`t get an offer for employment until AFTER you pass the lincheck. 1 shot only:ugh:. BS company.:yuk:

Dissident
14th September 2007, 11:27
OK... guess you didn't pass that linecheck then... I have plenty of friends who work for NAS and they are all very satisfied. But, of course, thay have been hired after the linecheck. Chip on your shoulder perhaps?

Sindree
14th September 2007, 14:46
You do get travel on FlyNordic as well.

Most crew are Scandinavians, but as well quite a few poles, and crew from other eastern-Europe country's, due to the WAW base.

And from what I heard last, the average time to command is about 5 years, according to the rumors ...

And they will be needing about 100 pilots (at least) for the next few years, due to great expansion, as well as the fact that SAS will be re-heiring, witch is something that will draw a lot of pilot out from all the other Norwegian airlines.

TheFatMan
14th September 2007, 18:18
@Stjuk, Sindree
3. Pay is good, we have Pension, LOL and uniform is paid for, including dry cleaning.
6. Time to command - when you reach the required hours you will quick get an evaluation, if you pass it, command course within a few months.
There is nothing like ex. 5 years at the moment, people who joined this winter are doing there command courses now. We need commanders for the expansion. When you get the time, you get your shot at it. Requirements 4000hr TT and 2000hr 737 or 5000hr and 1000hr 737.
7. Approachable.
@Guttn
You don´t recieve the empolyment offer after passing your line-check. You get your offer after getting the TR on your licence, before you start line-training. It is a big difference! But if you never ever pass your line-training, your probation period (6months) won´t be transformed to a permanent contract, nothing different to any other airline. Who wants a pilot who needs a linetrainer flying with him/her untill pension.
TFM

Guttn
14th September 2007, 21:18
Dissident, no I didn`t pass a linecheck with them because I declined their "offer" after the interview. Lack of seriousness on their part at the interview was the first reason, the second being buying the rating. I was also told at the interview that there would be no offer of permanent employment until after the linecheck.

Sindree, forgot Flynordic. Of course they get staff travel with them since they bougth them. Anybody know what this means vs Finnair?

TFM, where I fly now I was given my contract weeks before groundschool. 100% employed as F/O. 6 month probation, as you call it, but informed very early that there is no pressure. Failure is human, and you get a second chance. Third.... maybe not:=

Very interesting when SAS begin employing again. Most likely next year:D. A lot of other airlines will lose some pilots,and will need to fill the spots. The future looks good - don`t buy yourself a job now.:=

BTW, I also know a lot of guys at NAS, and they all appear satisfied at the moment. Though the days are long:zzz:. All nice guys and good pilots:D

Dissident
15th September 2007, 15:08
Good reply! I do agree with TFM-why would you want to keep somebody who obviously has problems during LT, unless special circumstances are a factor (i.e irregular schedule, lack of airplanes (FR), lack of LT-captains and so on)?! It would be very costly for the operators.

In comparison with other LCC:s NAS seems solid, nice to work 4 with an approachable (good word!) management (not like...hmmm... FR perhaps..?) and I can't blame them for requiring a completed type rating previous to employment-seems to be fairly standard among the LCCs. It's all about the benjamins!

From what I understand NAS has a different way of conducting their interviews and rely heavily on "in-house" recommendations. On the contrary they are very demanding during courses and LT which might concur with Guttn's argumentation. There are many ways to skin a cat!

Wish ya'll a nice weekend and happy flying!

Diss.

Guttn
17th September 2007, 08:13
Wants and needs... Many ways to scam a pilot too :{:ugh:

Diss and TFM, correct me if I`m wrong here, but from what I`ve heard you only get 1 shot at the linecheck right? And from what I`m reading here you`re pretty much on your own when i comes to the linetraining, e.g. you`re not really tought too much... Where I fly, if somebody is struggling during LT, the instructors/supervisory pilots try their best to help out. :D From your post, this doens`t seem to be the case at NAS. :sad:

And... IF you bust the linecheck you`re out on the pavement again looking for another job with a fresh rating and some 50 hrs (give or take a few) on type. How the h**l are you going to explain on your next interview that you busted a linecheck? Why on earth would someone want to hire you then? := Or do you lie about it?:=:(

But then, what do I know? I don`t fly with the outfit:E

Dissident
17th September 2007, 12:09
You've got some good points Guttn! Nor am I with the company so I don't know if what you are saying is true. I do, however, agree with your stand on LT: It should be a TRAINING not a check. If you are struggling during the LT you might benefit from a few sessions in the sim, to pinpoint your weaknesses and try to solve them. I cannot see the economy behind putting somebody through 60 sectors of flying, failing a linecheck and then, as you said, back on the street... Costly business.

I have never applied to NAS, probably never will, but since you did mention the interview you awoke my curiosity: what was it like since you found it to be unprofessional? Is it just a mere presentation of the company or does it include technical tests of any sort?

You're right: there are more than one way to scam a pilot! Plenty more... Haha! LOL!

Guttn
17th September 2007, 12:50
Mind you, it is 2 years since I attended their interview. So, hopefully, things have changed for the better, and I think they have. But from my experience it was 30min with blahblahblah buy your own rating blahblah you need a valid rating blahblahb lahhahaha and you need to finance your own rating. No contract until you pass your linecheck, and then only if we have job openings. :yuk: Never checked my licenses, nor logbook. Not even my company references:=:ok:. Left the session without having done a single test or being asked a mere technical/operational question. What kind of people are they picking up off the street anyways? :ok::D So I left there with, not a bad feeling, more a nauscious one:yuk:. Got the job offer though, and they kept nagging me to buy myself the rating and so on:oh:. But luckily during that process my current employer called and asked if I wanted to join :E:ok::}.

And now that it seems SAS are going to open up the employment department, one would think that there is going to be some shakin`goin`on pretty soon :D.

Good luck to all who apply and buy the rating:sad:

Guttn
19th September 2007, 19:06
I might be missing something here, but wouldn`t it be better for the applicant to be discarded early on (at the interview) rather than being kicked out during LT or final release? :ugh:

But hey, whatever suits them. As long as the applicants are aware of it and agree to the terms... :8:oh:

From what I hear they are looking for some 100 pilots in the near future. And with the market being very open now (jobs "everywhere"), are they having a hard time getting pilots with 1500TT and their other requirements?

Diper
20th September 2007, 07:42
Subject: SAS hiring or not?

I would use the term IF instead of WHEN!

empati
20th September 2007, 21:34
WHEN is the logic answere!:8

Timmy79
21st September 2007, 06:02
sas hiring:
ex sasere 2008(30 of 300 wants to come back!!!)
rest of us 2009.

BestGlide
21st September 2007, 09:04
30 of 300 wants to come back? haha...where did you hear that? :)

Diper
21st September 2007, 20:14
I hope they will hire, BUT, I belive it when I see it!!
Officially they dont even know if they need pilots. They are missing pilots on line, but in SAS that does not mean they will hire.Politics!!!

BestGlide
21st September 2007, 20:58
SAS will need pilots. They are planning 100 sim courses/TR autumn 2008.

TuckUnder77
25th September 2007, 14:29
According to media, Norwegian Air Shuttle will open a new base at Moss Airport Rygge during winter/spring of 2008. While Norwegian has confirmed this, there are rumours in the market that it is not NAS per se which will be operating out of the Rygge base, but rather FlyNordic, recently acquired by NAS. Anyone who confirm this as a fact?

Dissident
26th September 2007, 09:43
BS! Why would they?!

TuckUnder77
4th October 2007, 13:46
Well... anyone heard of anyone in Norwegian who has been offered a chance to work out of the Rygge base? No!

Also a few other hush-hush-stories around which are strongly indicating that NAS will not operate from Rygge themselves. Too bad.

Sindree
4th October 2007, 23:35
It has already been published in an interview with Kjos that DY will station two of their new 737-800's there.

fjordviking
6th October 2007, 18:47
Girls, girls,
I know a friend a mine has been offered to be based at Rygge, and he`s working for Norwegian as of november this year. So lighten up guys, your`re working for an expanding outfit with a boss who is actually a former pilot and has a love of flying, a boss who`s actually a visionary. Not to many figures like that in aviation management these days, treasure it. Try working for the arabs with a good mix of indian management blended in, that is a shock to the system, not for the faint hearted.

Fjordviking

Bengt Engel
10th October 2007, 10:36
there is no rime or reason to base FlyNordic at rygge. Norway to be flown by NAS, sweden by FlyNordic and Poland by Polski...

indeed, if they should base a few 737s from FlyNordic at Rygge, unions will go ballistic.

XLD23
11th October 2007, 15:08
Jeg har lest at Norwegian har bestilt 42 nye fly med option på 42 til ...stemmmer dette ?
Jeg bor ved rygge og det hadde vært meget bra å fått jobb der ....slipper å pendle til OSL.

Vet dere om det er noen som er fått jobb i Norwegian som "low timer" (dvs 400++ timer under belte) ?

XLD23

FJS
11th October 2007, 21:58
Skal vel aldri si aldri i denne bransjen, men jeg tror det er veldig lite sannsynlig aa faa jobb hos Norwegian med low time for oyeblikket.

Vet att dei har veldig mange kvalifiserte kandidater i databasen, saa du maa nok ha en del erfaring og i tillegg hjelper det med en internal recommendation.

Men det skader ikke aa prove. Lykke til!

XLD23
11th October 2007, 23:11
ja jeg vet, det å få en ok jobb er 90% "å kjenne de rette personene" ...men men får vel bare sende ut en masse søknader så får en vel napp et eller annet sted .

XLD23

Jobhunter
12th October 2007, 14:14
Norwegian krever 500 timer multi crew, er et krav fra deres forsikringselskap.

Du kan glemme å komme inn uten det for øyeblikket. Men du trenger ikke å ha 1500 timer totaltid.

Får krysse fingrene for at de starter et kadettprogram i stedet!!!

qvintus53
12th October 2007, 22:47
Kräver dom att man har Type Rating på 737? Står inget om det på deras hemsida.

BestGlide
13th October 2007, 00:00
http://norwegian.no/sw22513.asp

- Common for all pilots:
o Valid appropriate JAR licenses
o Valid medical license
o Valid type rating on B737 300-900 (at time of employment)
o Fluent written and spoken English
o Fluent in one Scandinavian language or Polish (dependant of base) is an advantage
o No criminal record

Guttn
13th October 2007, 16:47
http://norwegian.easycruit.com/vacancy/87563/12113?iso=no

Det var vel den du fant? BG fant den andre der det står tydelig at man må ha gyldig 737 rating ved ansettelse. Syns det kunne stått her også :rolleyes:

Helt personlig tror jeg de, og alle andre større selskap, vil slite med å få folk med litt erfaring, og spesielt da operativ erfaring, de neste par årene. Når SAS igjen åpner dørene blir nok markedet sugd opp ganske bra. WF er igang nå :D. Så hvem ønsker da å måtte betale for egen kursing når alternativet er fast ansettelse fra dag 1 og en rating med på kjøpet? :ok::E

Sindree
14th October 2007, 03:37
Er vel fremdeles en del av nervøse sjeler som blir utdannet, og som kanskje ikke har gjort nok research av markedet.
Og kanskje noen som tenker kortsiktig, og tenker at det er en jobb de kan få, med base på en av flyplassene ved stor-byene.

Men la oss bare håpe at markedsutviklingen kommer til å gjøre det slik at bl.a. Norwegian må gjøre om dette med typerating.

Blir uansett veldig spennende å se utviklingen i luftfarten de neste årene!

TowerDog
14th October 2007, 15:06
your`re working for an expanding outfit with a boss who is actually a former pilot and has a love of flying, a boss who`s actually a visionary

Wow, big words, who is this guy...?

Seriously, I have been out of touch (still am) and don't know much about Norwegian and the boss behind it.
Not that I am thinking of applying, but who knows what the future will bring?
Perhaps I'll get homesick one day and just say to hell with it and move back to Norway?
(Would probably freeze my balls off so uh, nah will stay in Florida, Norway is for the youngsters who can tough out winters and snow storms, steely-eyed and gung-ho...Wideroe pilots come to mind, my hat off :eek:)

,

An2
15th October 2007, 21:20
TD back to Noggie-land?!:ooh:
That'll be the day!!:E
Probably the same day hell freezes over, or there-abouts.....:}
Seriously though, I'd love to fly for NAS, and Rygge would suit me just fine, being from "the blond" side of the border `n´all!! ;)
500hrs multi-crew,.....dunno about that one....
..or rather, I do know people have gotten in with less not too long ago.

TowerDog
15th October 2007, 22:03
Hi Na2....Nah, not back-pedaling back North....Too f..cold for this tropical dude.
Just curious in the buzz around Norwegian.

Why is is so quiet around here? Cockpitforum is down and dead, right?

Where is the action these days.?
(Scanair something or the other?)

I am back in Texas on a 767 course, been flying 747s for the last 3 years..Back and forth, back and forth..No peace for this old soul. :ugh:

How is Bengt Engel and them other no-good Swedes doing? And that Flatlander, Mr. FlipFlopFlyer, is he around stirring up muck?

Aye, back to the books, you boys behave without me now, ya hear?:=

An2
16th October 2007, 20:16
So, you're not interested in NAS, I take it?!
I think it's about as good a company to work for, as they come over here. Apart from Wideroe that is. (Mustn't upset Earl and SlimShady!! ;) )
I believe quite a number of Scandi-drivers are leaving Ryanair, to go back to Scandiland and to fly for NAS though, cause they never seem to run out of people to employ.
Off topic....
Back at "Not the drinking club" again then, on your ol' ship as I recall?
Cockpitforum has ceased to be, that is correct.
It hasn't lead to increased traffic at this place though.
Mr BE and the Flipster pops up every now and then, but generally don't make too much noice anymore. They've probably gotten married or something.....:}
Knold,...haven't heard anything from, or about him, in ages.

TowerDog
16th October 2007, 22:32
Aye, not that that AA, although many God fearing and sober citizen's of the world have wished I joined.
What about the forum called Scanair, is that just for SAS pukes, or for joe six-pack as well...?
Well back to the books, say hello to everybody and hugs and kisses to FlapsForty..(We ought to say something really naughty just to get moderated a little now and then... :E)

Bengt Engel
16th October 2007, 23:19
hello old COD! nice to hear from you, me and the ol' knold are still alive, but dont do enough forum bashing...:}

I'll be in your woods over the holidays, any nice places I'll need to visit? (not pure platinum, missus is coming along.:E

good luck on the boeing!

BE

OFF TOPIC!!!!!!

TowerDog
17th October 2007, 21:50
I'll be in your woods over the holidays, any nice places I'll need to visit?

Yeah, come to FLL and go sailing with the 'ol dog.

Missus..?
Ya got hitched ya poor sod? :ooh:

TuckUnder77
17th November 2007, 08:40
Any news regarding Rygge and Norwegian/FlyNordic?

Hårek den Hardbalne
17th November 2007, 10:16
TD, you old f..t,
Getting a bit boring after you stopped steering that 747 around South America, or is it the 767 course that is so easy that you have time for a forum visit again. Anyway, good to see that you are alive and kicking :)
Yes, cockpitforum cam to an halt, unfortunately. The hard core of posters was ot anough to keep the activity on an acceptable level. As you very well know, forums are fun for awhile, but it comes a time when you need to leave it alone. And then, one sunny day, we are all back on pprune :cool:
Not that this Nordic section has much to offer. But as I can see, some of the old rebels are hanging around here, which could bring some interesting convesation to this d:mad: place. But remember what happend a few years back when the language took off slightly. But I am sure that if we get Flip Flop Flyer, Earl, An2, Bengan and the others to join forces, we can have some fun again. Sort of like an alternate cockpitforum :E But to do that one has to open a new thread. What was the name of that Bar on cockpitforum?

Guttn
17th November 2007, 11:50
The Vikingbar! :}:eek::ok::D

Mothers hide your daughters cause the mighty TD is back:mad::ok:

Hårek den Hardbalne
18th November 2007, 15:37
TD,
I was suprised to see you around again, and forgot to answer this:
Wow, big words, who is this guy...?

The main man is Bjoern Kjos, a former Starfighter pilot. When Norwegian started their operation, and some good month later, I thought this is not for real. As many, if not all, new operators they were fighting with the cabin factors for months. But they kept on trucking with more B737s and more new destinations. For many it was like they were expanding themselves out of trouble.
But if you look at them today you're probably going to be p:mad:d off for not buying shares at the early stages of their operation. They are doing good, if what you read is close to the truth.
I am just afraid Kjos is driving this bigger and bigger and not necessarily better, and when the share value has reached a certain level, he will sell out and leave. I can understand the sell out, but if he leaves that company the future is probably going to be very uncertain.

ReallyAnnoyed
21st November 2007, 10:35
Hvis I læser denne artikel, kan man se flyvechefen for Norwegian Thomas Hesthammer udtale at han forventer at firmaet vil betale for type rating fra efteråret 2008 :)

http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=29187

BestGlide
21st November 2007, 17:57
Betale for TR = en betrakelig lavere startlønn de første 3-4 årene. Så det vil nok fortsatt lønne seg å betale TR selv.

TowerDog
23rd November 2007, 13:11
Mothers hide your daughters cause the mighty TD is back

Aye, wise words:

Undoubtedly the daughters are already tucked away safely.
Even the ugly ones are not safe as long as there is beer and aquevit enough to drink 'em pretty.:E

Getting a bit boring after you stopped steering that 747 around South America, or is it the 767 course that is so easy that you have time for a forum visit again.

The 767 course was long and draining as I had forgotten most of what I never knew about the 767 anyway.:(

Driving 747s around South America was not a bad gig: Good food and pretty gals down there for sure: The latin beauties down South would trigger one mid-life crises after another, not good for my blood-pressure.

The other stuff we flew with that operator was mucho trips to Lagos from Johanessburg, we even got temporary basing in Jo-burg for a while.
The fancy hotel we stayed there gave the crews 50% off on food and beer.
With the hotel bar being infested by prostitutes it was never dull on the off-days.
Lagos sucked however, we did not bribe the right people and had to wait 8 hours for fuel on occasion: With an inop APU and no conditioned air and all the doors on the plane closed to keep mosquitoes and malaria out, we were rolling around in sweat only interupted by frequent ramp-checks by the local CAA.:rolleyes:

We also flew quite a bit on China and Kazakstan. One could get Carlsberg beer in those places. The girls in Almathy was very friendly and many of them stunning. The place was kind of nasty in the winter however, not sure I would go back there if I had the choice.

So, uh what was this thread about again...?
Norwegian Air Shuttle?
Don't know a thing about them, just thought I should stop by and say hello.;)

TowerDog
4th December 2007, 02:42
I never forget FFF's short story on the B747 operation with TD as the captain, the best story read in this centennial.



Aye, FFF was smoking crack and never knew how to fly with the old dog in style and comfort.:cool:

The FFF may be good at telling stories but for a good time he should fly first class with the old Dog and would not ever look back.:E

Guttn
4th December 2007, 07:07
LN! Or now DL :ok::D good to see you back! Also being a former cockpitforumer shady kinda person:suspect: I was sad to see the forum go. But as long as we can "keep up the good work" :} here, I guess it`s all good.

Concerning Rygge AD hours of operation, the NCAA have said that any extensions of these hours would not be considered:D. Good news for those who live nearby and like to sleep at night. I don`t think this will impact the hiring at NAS though, as they have put orders in on a large number of 737s.

TD, I was told by Earl the Pearl to say hi if I saw you on a forum again. :}

TowerDog
4th December 2007, 16:26
TD, I was told by Earl the Pearl to say hi if I saw you on a forum again.

Aye, say hello to Earl the Shiny Pearl next time ya see him.

An2
5th December 2007, 09:23
Passed Rygge the other day, enroute GOT-GMN @ FL"E6".
I noticed work is still in progress there, but it's already looking good!
Didn't realize how close to the E6 it's situated , until I passed by!!
How many are actually living within the closer areas to the airport?
Enough to impose time limits due to noise abaitments, I take it!?
Hope it won't hamper DY's expansion-plans too much.....


Mr Letterman..... :D :} Good to hear from you again!:ok:

Hårek den Hardbalne
5th December 2007, 15:51
An2,
enroute GOT-GMN @ FL"E6". :confused:
I understand the "E6", which means you're still not really airborne. Or am I wrong? But GMN....you are talking about GEN or OSL ? Am I wrong again? Life can be rough in this world of shortcuts ;)

Looks like this esteemed forum is slowly turning into a cockpitforum re-union. Cool :cool:

An2
5th December 2007, 21:16
Ay Hårek, Mr Letterman is right, I was implying OSL.
Don't know how I came up with that silly shortification.:hmm:
Still not really airborne, no.
Unless one can count the air in the tyres of the V50 ?:}
However, it seems that very trip will be putting an end to my earthbound days!:)
...and here comes the thread relevance;
It's not Norwegian.
Nuff said! ;)

Hårek den Hardbalne
6th December 2007, 12:50
An2,

Not Kjos Airways? Thought the red condom looking airline was the only one operating from GMN (:oh:). Only flying company worth working for, I mean. Ok, Ok, there is also someone at the old side (GEN) operating a King Air or something. Did you get a job with them?

An2
6th December 2007, 14:19
.....hum-de-dum-dum-di-da....
Ain't sayin',...ain't sayin'......:oh:

But I would've loved to fly for Kjos Boyz!
Don't think that will happen in the near future tho'!
When that's said and done,...if everything goes like I hope it to, I'll be a very happy camper with this firm!!:ok:

Guttn
7th December 2007, 06:55
An2, tried to PM you last night, but there were some hickups:ugh:. But to comment, vaguely, yes I`ve only heard good comments about said company, and I think you`ll gain quite a bit of real world flying experience. :ok::D

An2
7th December 2007, 08:31
Guttn,
Thanks a bunch for trying! My inbox was insanely crowded (..must be all them hot chicks trying to reach me!!:} ) and I didn't get my thumb out to clear it, until late last evening! ;)

Hårek den Hardbalne
7th December 2007, 08:48
An2,

I'll be a very happy camper with this firm!!

"Campers do it in Caravans" ;)

An2
7th December 2007, 21:46
Thanks Mr Letterman!
Not worried about getting up at dark-0-hundred, neither do I fear snow/drifting ice/storms,.......... I'm not afraid of hauling a bit of freight around either, by hand if need be.
Pay is rather OK though!
Tried to PM you but that function was :zzz: at your end.

Guttn
8th December 2007, 08:33
An2, that`s the same as I`ve heard. Pretty much as straight forward an operator can and should be, considering its size:ok:. So I think you`ll have a really good time. Me thinks me went to flightschool in the States with the main man there. Good guy:D:ok::D.

Letterman, right on target!:} In a perfect flying world, a pilot should be rewarded for putting in the hours and elbowgrease. Unfortunately not everyone sees it that way, and there just aren`t enough small operators to employ those with less experience:rolleyes:

Hårek, a lot of freight dawgs do it in the van:} but not all;):oh:

Hårek den Hardbalne
9th December 2007, 11:10
Hårek, a lot of freight dawgs do it in the van

Who cares as long as they do it ;)

maverickav8tor
10th December 2007, 06:20
Ok...here it is.

I am a Norwegian citizen, FAA ATP and enough time to get on with Norwegian and then some.
I even have a 737 typerating, unrestericted all types. What is my possibilities Norwegian would sponsor a validation with Luftfartsverket. I know you can fly on a FAA or non JAR for a couple of years....

Or do they prefer to hire the Polskis who work for cheap???...

And yes I even speak Norwegian...I think that was mentioned in their advertisment for flight crews..

Any takers???? :}:}:}:}:}:}:}

Hårek den Hardbalne
10th December 2007, 06:48
maverickav8tor,
I even have a 737 typerating, unrestericted all types.
Does that mean you have on block B737-200 to 900 in your FAA license? That does not exist under JAR. B737-200 is one type rating. B737-300/900 another. I would assume you will have to prove currency on a B737-300/500 on a Norwegian sim assessment.
Or do they prefer to hire the Polskis who work for cheap???...

With that sentence you obviously do not know that Norwegian has a base in Warsaw, Poland. I believe here are more than one polish pilot flying for the company. Stupid comment := and not at all funny on this side of the Atlantic Ocean.

An2
10th December 2007, 07:55
Don't quite know the deal between Norwegian CAA and FAA, there might be special rules, but....in JAA-land you're only allowed one year of flying on the "validated" licence. I know there have been ways to solve this, or rather "work around" it, but honestly don't think NAS is keen on doing that.
Not because they can find "cheapo" (really degrading comment BTW!!:= ) poles, but rather the fact that they never seem to run out of JAR-FCL equipped and experienced drivers to employ.
Might be a lot of Ryanair-pilots leaving, I don't know, but their well never seems to dry out.

Guttn
10th December 2007, 08:41
I think the validation period is 1 year. And since you have an FAA ATP:ok: you can get away with a lot fewer of the JAA ATPL exams for the conversion:D:8. If memory serves me right it should be 5 exams rather than around 14:yuk::zzz::ugh:

Cheap pilots... I can understand that comment on a general basis, but fact is that NAS have had trouble getting Polsih pilots to fly for them. And this is because the Polish pilots get much better T&Cs elsewhere in JAA land, so why should they fly for NAS?:D I know that NAS probably had this cheapo eastern Europe thing in mind regarding the WAW operation, but that was probably not why they started a base there. But the fact is, that they keep sending (scandi) pilots to WAW very often as they are having trouble filling the required crew slots there to keep the operation up and going, as is/was intended.

So, tes, you could probably end up based in WAW if you wanted to:}

DrJuris
10th December 2007, 22:19
...det var en norsk styrmann i Norwegian som fikk validert sine amerikanske papirer for et år eller to siden. Han hadde 737-papirer og erfaring fra et amerikansk selskap og det var meningen at han skulle konvertere i løpet av det året. Det skjedde ikke - og han returnerte til USA.:O
-juris

FJS
20th December 2007, 17:41
I did the whole US thing and had a few thousand hours and an ATP when I returned to Norway.

The only way to get away with only doing 2 (of 14) exams for the ATPL is if you have more than 3000 hours PIC on aircraft exceeding 30 000kg MGW in international flying. Otherwise you'll have to sit the whole 14 exams.

Norwegian requires all candidates to have a JAA license with a 737 typerating at time of employment. They have a lot of applicants and do not accept validation. Unless you maybe know someone at the top and get a special deal.

Jobhunter
27th January 2008, 19:44
Hørte at Norwegian hadde et lite lass med Kapteiner over 65 som er på vei ut i år. Noen som vet hva de trenger av folk i 2008, kunne trengt noen gode nyheter!!

Guttn
27th January 2008, 22:35
Det viktige spørsmålet er; hvor lenge kan de fortsette å ekspandere? :confused:

Crossunder
31st January 2008, 11:41
Veeel... De fleste av de gamle 300-stativene skal vel byttes ut (de fleste) ettersom jeg har forstått. Dermed blir det ikke fullt så mange totalt. Fly Nordics 8 MD-er skal også byttes ut. Det vil altså bli byttet rundt 20-30 (??mitt guesstimate, men dere skjønner tankegangen??) CL mot NG. I tillegg er jo halvparten av NG-ene options, ikke faste ordre. Muligens vil Kjoser´n holde hestene litt og selge opsjonene til overpris. Ingenting vokser inn i himmelen, og oppgangstidene vi har hatt i Norge de siste årene kan ikke vare evig. DY vil gå på en bråstopp før eller siden. De går nok ikke konken, til det er SAS altfor flink til å skyte seg selv i foten, armen (og hodet?), men jeg tror ikke det er rom for to store selskap i Norge. To små/mellomstore, derimot...
Selskapet rekrutterer på tomgang nå, men deres egen TRTO er straks godkjent av NCAA, når alle findings/concerns er lukket, så det spørs om ikke de venter til de kan lokke horder av erfarne styrmenn/unge kapteiner ut av Widerøe og Lufttransport med en sponset type rating til høsten :ok:

BestGlide
31st January 2008, 14:09
Det er nok ikke kostnaden med å kjøpe en typerating det står på når man vurderer å slutte i Widerøe eller Lufttransport. Til det er ratingen for "billig". Det å miste en god ansiennitetsplass veier mye tyngre, spesielt nå som det kanskje kan se ut som vi går mot vanskeligere tider. Hvem vil stå nederst på en liste da?

Dessuten, den dagen DY får sin TRTO og begynner å tilby rating, så vil man som erfaren pilot starte på lønnstrinn 2. I dag er det såvidt i overkant av 300.000 NOK og man får 2 års bindingstid til DY. Kommer man derimot med egenfinansiert rating og samme erfaringsnivå, vil man starte på lønnstrinn 4 som ligger på noe i overkant av 460.000 NOK. Så da vil det nok fortsatt lønne seg å kjøpe egen rating.

Så det å gå fra å være erfaren styrmann/fersk kaptein i Widerøe til å la DY "sponse" rating, vil være det samme som å si fra seg mellom 200-500.000 i årslønn, avhengig av hvor på lønnsstigen man befinner seg.

Guttn
31st January 2008, 18:52
Og hvis jetfeberen herjer så vilt at kontoen er rød, dvs man taper 200-500000 som BG sier, så er det kanskje heller bedre å avlegge et besøk hos legenemda:( Blir mye rimeligere og kanskje man får noe på resept:rolleyes:? :} Ikke kan jeg fatte og begripe at folk med bra ansiennitet og gode betingelser er villige til å kaste bort alt det man har opparbeidet seg for å måtte betale for å kurse seg selv for en jobb man havner helt nederst igjen. Har det blitt mote å skifte jobb bare for å skifte jobb? :yuk::=

Crossunder
1st February 2008, 12:15
Guttn:
Nei, ikke skifte bare for å skifte: skifte for å slippe pendling til Nord-Norge (dvs. heller satse på tre mnd. lenger sommer, oppleve annen fauna enn dvergbjørk og reinsdyr, slippe mørketid og midnattsol...), få base 10 min unna hjemmet, få fly til flere destinasjoner enn lille Norge kan tilby, slippe det helsikes stresses med 8 landinger hver dag på kortbane i snøstorm på Finnmarka, komme seg litt "opp og fram" hva gjelder flytype, kanskje få en operativ ledelse som vet hva de snakker om og er villige til endring/utvikling, raskere skippersjekk, slippe å bli styrt av SAS osv.
I hvertfall var det derfor jeg forlot WF! Ratingen tok jeg i friperioder og ferie (full lønn fra WF), og betalte kun 150k, hvilket er mindre enn mange bruker på MC eller båt i løpet av et år.
Det hele koker ned til hva som er best for den enkelte. Hadde jeg bodd i Tromsø ville ting sett annerledes ut... :)

Cloud surfer
1st February 2008, 13:51
En fri markedsøkonomi tilsier at lønningene på en DHC-8 ikke bør tilsvare lønnskompensasjon på en større maskin; produksjonsgevinsten øker med antall seter.

At lønnen i Widerøe har ligget (og fortsatt er) på par med SAS og DY er en kunstig situasjon, og en situasjon som egentlig mistet livets rett den dagen kortbaneproduksjonen gikk ut på anbud. At ingen konkurrenter har enda klart å møte WF på kortbanennettet er den eneste grunnen til WF lønnen og betingelsene fortsatt er så bra som de er. Men det er ikke utenkelig at Samferdselsdepartementet vurderer å se på ordningen med stasjonsoperatører/handling/ground equipment på de diverse plassene for å gjøre det enklere for nye operatører å komme inn.

På sikt tror jeg man vil se lønningsnivået på kortbanenettet falle til markedsnivå. Er man i 20 eller 30-årene og fortsatt har 25-35 år igjen i bransjen, er kanskje kostnaden ved å kjøpte seg en 738 ratingen en fornuftig investering både i forhold til livslønn og fremtidig jobbsikkerhet.

Nå er Coast Air konkurs, og Widerøe kommer styrket ut av nok en situasjon hvor konkurrenter ikke makter å overholde konsesjonene sine. Men Widerøe vil fortsatt ikke få tildelt konsesjon for mer enn 3 år om gangen, og på ett eller annet tidspunkt vil ett kompetent selskap med kapital og lavere personellkostnader klare å befeste seg på kortbanenettet. Og mister WF produksjon, er det desverre ikke så mange andre DHC-8 opreratører som tilbyr tilsvarene avtaler for de overtallige. (Flybe er ikke en kortbaneoperatør, men en low-cost Q4 regional opertør. Noe Widerøe aldri blir så lenge de eies av SAS. Det er jo derfor SAS kjøpte WF.... ikke for de fantastiske resultatene.)

7/7 (i praksis 9-på / 5-av for dem som pendler)er selve selve kronen på verket når det kommer til kollektivavtalen til Widerøe og det største argumentet for å bli i selskapet sies det. Men.... du vil du fortsatt få flere dager hjemme i måneden ved å pendle til en long-haul base for en av de større Europeiske operatørene, og man vet pr-idag ikke hva implementeringen av de nye flygetidsbestemmelsene kommer til å gjøre med ordningen, som i verste fall kan knekke hele selskapet dersom V18 blir økt til V36). Etter sine 14plikt-år i nord-norge (4 FO, 10 FC) kan man selvfølgelig få seg en base sørpå, men de ligger i kortene att på ett eller annet tidpunkt kommer de sydlige basene til å måtte forlate 7/7. (Ikke noe man snakker høyt om i Widerøe av frykt for å bli lynsjet av sine egne...)

I Norwegian får du (og ikke naboen) sove med din kone hver natt, og du slipper å tilbringe halve livet ditt i hotellrom på tettsteder hvor dagens aviser ikke ankommer før i morgen..

Å velge mellom Norwegian og Widerøe er ikke lett. Men i motsetning til Best Glide, har jeg inntrykket av at det er nettopp det å måtte kjøpte seg en type-rating som gjør at de fleste i Widerøe som seriøst vurderer Norwegian ikke tar steget fullt ut. Dette handler mer om "pride" enn om penger, desverre. Og det vet Bjørn utmerket godt.

Det er uansett noe unaturlig i denne bransjen å sitte 8 år som styrmann på en Dash-8, selv om det tross alt er under noe spesielle operative forhold. Det er også noe som skurrer når de best-betalte pilotene (lønn delt på arbeidsdager) flyr 39-seters maskiner med loadfactors rundt 50-tallet.

Konklusjon; ingen vet hva fremtiden bringer. Så man prøver å se hvilken vei pilene peker.

BestGlide
1st February 2008, 18:50
Hehe, det er rart at folk gidder å jobbe i Widerøe, og at selskapet i det hele tatt eksisterer, etter å lest siste innlegg :) Kunne ha startet en vill diskusjon og funnet sikkert like mange negative faktorer om andre selskaper, men det har jeg ikke ork til heldigvis ;)

Bare for å veie opp for all negativiteten: Det er morsomt å jobbe i Widerøe, selv for en forbanna søring som pendler! Og de som ikke liker den livsstilen velger selv om man skal slutte eller ikke.

Når det gjelder Widerøe sin fremtid, så er det like vanskelig å spå om den som det er å spå om Norwegian sin fremtid. Norwegian kan heller ikke vokse inn i himmelen til evig tid, selv om det kan virke som Kjos er en glad-kristen person med direkte kontakt med Gud når han opptrer i media :)

Forresten, de siste WF-kapteiner som har fått base sørpå (OSL) nå har kun hatt plikttjeneste nordpå i 2-4 år. Ikke 10 år som Cloud Surfers negativitetsteori tilsier ;)

Burner21
1st February 2008, 19:16
word....


:)

Cloud surfer
2nd February 2008, 01:17
Bestglide;

Å stikke hodet i sanden bidrar pent lite til diskusjonen, og de som står overfor vanskelige valg sitter sikkert pris på at man kan argumentere to sider av samme sak. Debatt er sunt.

Om jeg har gitt inntrykk av at Widerøe er en dårlig plass å jobbe, så ber jeg om forlatelse for det; for det ikke meningen. Widerøe er en god arbeidsplass, nettopp fordi de har meget gode lønninger samt en K-avtale fremforhandlet av en sterk, kompetent og meget ressurssterk forening. Man jobber i underkant av 170 dager i året for en lønn som kun kan matches av større selskap rundt om i verden. Det gjelder både den faktiske jobben man er satt til å gjøre og måten man komenseres på. Mange av mine gode venner jobber i Widerøe, og min identitet er vel ikke akkurat så veldig anonym.

Men det betyr ikke at man trenger å lukke øynene til den verden som eksisterer rundt oss. Vi alle har nok av kollegaer som satt meget godt og trygt i SAS for 8 år siden. Det er morsomt å jobbe i Widerøe bør være en av flere faktorer man ser på i dagens unike og historiske jobbmarked, og definitivt ikke den avgjørende.


Norwegian kan heller ikke vokse inn i himmelen til evig tid,

Jeg tror du misforstår meg; poenget er at medium-jet erfaringen er det som gir deg jobbsikkerheten, ikke flyselskapet. Jeg tror at tiden med lange karrierer i ett og samme selskap er over, og i løpet av de neste 35årene vil man se mer og mer tilstander hvor piloter tilbyr sine tjenester til de høystbydende. En total endring i karrierestigen, katalysert av at enkelte selskaper begynner å tilby lønn og base (og muligens flytype) på bakgrunn av tidligere erfaring, og at ting som pensjon og fosikringer holdes utenfor selskapets hender i form av høyere lønn. At jeg tror dette er fremtiden er ikke det samme som å si at jeg er begeistret over ideern. Kanskje jeg tar feil, men la oss følge med på hva som skjer med Emirates og hvordan de skal bemanne sin enorme flåtebestilling over de neste 12-24 måneder. Pilotene de trenger sitter pr. idag i andre selskaper med bra ansiennitet og gode betingelser (fra Guttn sitt innlegg), så utfordringen blir hvordan de kan få dem til å kaste bort alt det man har opparbeidet seg (Guttn).

Forresten, de siste WF-kapteiner som har fått base sørpå (OSL) nå har kun hatt plikttjeneste nordpå i 2-4 år. Ikke 10 år som Cloud Surfers negativitetsteori tilsier

Korrekt. Og dette har ingen sammenheng med tidligere ekspansjonen i syd og store mengder nyannsettelser? Nyansatte styrmenn gikk rett til Florø eller Torp og nå kommer som FC Tromsø eller Bodø? Man skal være litt forsiktig med å bruke ting som skjedde for lenge siden som argument for hva som kommer til å bli. Tre ting skaper ansenitetsbevegelse: pensjonsavgang, ekspansjon og nyansettelser. Selv med mitt enkle kurs i statistikk klarer jeg å regne ut at ikke alle kan få base syd etter 2-4 år. Ikke med mindre vi kraftig reduserer trafikken nordpå. Eksempelet ditt er genuint, men som du godt vet er det vel heller unntaket?

Jeg tror dette er en sunn og god debatt, og jeg skulle ønske at du heller tok deg tid til å motargumentere istedet for å avfeie meg som en spreder av negativitetsteori. Noen av mine beste år var i Widerøe, men det i seg selv er ingen garanti for fremtiden.

og Burn21... "word"? Etter 8 uker er du vel godt kjent med både Havna pub, Andrikken, splitvakt og Tommy på Ica?

BestGlide
2nd February 2008, 15:34
Ok, jeg får trekke hodet ut av snøen her i nord og komme med noen fornuftige kommentarer for å vekte diskusjonen da :)

(Cloud surfer): At ingen konkurrenter har enda klart å møte WF på kortbanennettet er den eneste grunnen til WF lønnen og betingelsene fortsatt er så bra som de er. Men det er ikke utenkelig at Samferdselsdepartementet vurderer å se på ordningen med stasjonsoperatører/handling/ground equipment på de diverse plassene for å gjøre det enklere for nye operatører å komme inn.


Det er vel ingen tvil om at WF har en unik posisjon på kortbanenettet.
Historien er jo slik at WF var den store pådriveren for å få bygget ut kyllingmarker i den minste avkrok av landet. Det ble nesten slik at kortbanenettet ble tilpasset WF, og ikke omvendt. Dermed har WF en unik posisjon, også i dag. I tillegg var staten med å betalte en del av kaka da WF gikk over fra Twin Otter til Dash8.

Noen konkurrenter har prøvd seg opp gjennom tidene, og i dag er det bare Katoair og DAT som konkurrerer med WF. Katoair er for små til å konkurrere ut WF på noe annet enn et par ruter. I dag flyr de bare Bodø - Røst. DAT har feil flymateriale for å kunne operere effektivt/økonomisk på noe annet de "lengre kortbanene". ATR er jo ikke en god kortbanemaskin. Når man samtidig ser på anbudskravene så er det krav om at mange av slingene skal innom både de kortere og lengre baner, noe som derfor blir vanskelig for DAT. Sånn sett blir DAT en begrenset konkurrent. De har i dag Florø, men tapte nå på fredag Oslo-Røros i konkurranse med WF.

Uansett tror jeg nok DAT vil være en konkurransedyktig aktør for WF også i fremtiden, men på selve kortbanenettet ser jeg faktisk ikke helt hvilken annen aktør som kan komme inn for å konkurrere ut WF. Så langt jeg vet finnes det ikke noe annet selskap med flymateriale som kan brukes. Og kanskje det viktigste poenget er at dette er anbudsruter som kun går over 3 år, og derfor vil det være forbundet med stor økonomisk risiko for andre selskaper å investere i nye fly, og starte opp en helt ny operasjon basert på 3-års kontrakter. Dersom det i de neste anbudene også blir krav til at operatørene skal kunne fly SCAT-1 approacher, så tror jeg WF stiller enda sterkere da det krever ytterligere investeringer for de som vil ta opp konkurransen med WF.

Når det gjelder ground handlingen, så drives den av WF selv på de fleste stasjonene. Men det finnes også "agentstasjoner" som driver på oppdrag fra WF. Uansett, ground handlingen kan gjerne settes ut på anbud for min del, men igjen vil WF ha en unik posisjon siden de allerede er etablert.

(Cloud surfer): På sikt tror jeg man vil se lønningsnivået på kortbanenettet falle til markedsnivå. Er man i 20 eller 30-årene og fortsatt har 25-35 år igjen i bransjen, er kanskje kostnaden ved å kjøpte seg en 738 ratingen en fornuftig investering både i forhold til livslønn og fremtidig jobbsikkerhet.

Jeg er litt uenig. Dersom WF beholder dagens posisjon på kortbanenettet, så vil de fortsatt være helt avhengig av pendlere. Dermed må de opprettholde dagens lønninger og betingelser. Det må skje noe ekstraordinært dersom det skal skje store endringer, som f.eks. at 7/7 fjernes. I dag er det utenkelig, både for pilotene og selskapet selv. Da vet alle at 90% av pendlerne slutter på dagen og finner seg andre jobber.

(Cloud surfer): Men Widerøe vil fortsatt ikke få tildelt konsesjon for mer enn 3 år om gangen, og på ett eller annet tidspunkt vil ett kompetent selskap med kapital og lavere personellkostnader klare å befeste seg på kortbanenettet. Og mister WF produksjon, er det desverre ikke så mange andre DHC-8 opreratører som tilbyr tilsvarene avtaler for de overtallige.

Som allerede nevnt, så vil alle andre konkurrenter stille på lik linje som WF. De får heller ikke kontrakter som er lengre enn 3 år, og da snakker vi store investeringer for et evt. nytt selskap som vil forsøke seg.

WF har allrede gjort investeringene og kan dermed levere konkurransedyktige anbud selv om crew har gode betingelser. Dersom DAT kommer seg ytterligere inn på anbudsrutene, så er det mest realistisk at de fortsetter på Florø, og at de i tillegg kan ta Røros, Fagernes, Andøya og Lakselv. Det er kun disse plassene hvor det vil være enkelt for konkurrenter å komme seg inn uten å gjøre store investeringer i "kortbanefly" og kortbaneoperasjoner.


(Cloud surfer): 7/7 (i praksis 9-på / 5-av for dem som pendler)er selve selve kronen på verket når det kommer til kollektivavtalen til Widerøe og det største argumentet for å bli i selskapet sies det. Men.... du vil du fortsatt få flere dager hjemme i måneden ved å pendle til en long-haul base for en av de større Europeiske operatørene, og man vet pr-idag ikke hva implementeringen av de nye flygetidsbestemmelsene kommer til å gjøre med ordningen, som i verste fall kan knekke hele selskapet dersom V18 blir økt til V36).


7/7 er som sagt helt avgjørende for om man orker å jobbe i WF. Lønn i så måte kommer i andre rekke. Selv hadde jeg ikke orket å pendle på noe annet enn 7/7, og det gjelder de fleste pendlerne. Også i WF har det blitt slik at selskapet vil utnytte sine crew til det fulle, og det innebærer dessverre at man av og til må starte tidlig første dag og slutte sent siste dag. Så da må man regne med å reise på jobb dagen før man starter, og hjem dagen etter. Men WF er jo ikke unike på dette området. Det er mange i både DY, SAS og LT som pendler og som har det på samme måte.

På den andre siden, så har vi gode ferieordninger med opptill 3x3 ukers ferie.

Når det gjelder Subpart-Q, så blir det spennende. Men forsvinner 7/7 så får både WF og Samf.dep et stort problem fordi folk kommer til å slutte. Derfor er det søkt om unntak slik at 7/7 kan opprettholdes med noen endringer. Men det er veldig stille rundt Subpart-Q som skal innføres om bare 5 måneder. Så jeg vedder ganske mye på at det hele utsettes. Ingen har vel opplevd at Tilsynet har innført noe uten først å utsette det i flere år? :)

(Cloud surfer): Etter sine 14plikt-år i nord-norge (4 FO, 10 FC) kan man selvfølgelig få seg en base sørpå, men de ligger i kortene att på ett eller annet tidpunkt kommer de sydlige basene til å måtte forlate 7/7. (Ikke noe man snakker høyt om i Widerøe av frykt for å bli lynsjet av sine egne...)
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Tre ting skaper ansenitetsbevegelse: pensjonsavgang, ekspansjon og nyansettelser. Selv med mitt enkle kurs i statistikk klarer jeg å regne ut at ikke alle kan få base syd etter 2-4 år. Ikke med mindre vi kraftig reduserer trafikken nordpå. Eksempelet ditt er genuint, men som du godt vet er det vel heller unntaket?


14 pliktår er nok for mye uansett hvordan du regner. 4 år FO før man får base OSL er ganske korrekt. Nå er det nede i 3-3,5 år. For de som vil ha base TRF har det vært ca 2 år, men nå er det en liten stopp der grunnet Q400-problemene. 10 pliktår som FC i Nord-Norge vet jeg ikke hvordan du har regnet deg frem til, og det høres ganske lenge ut. 2-4 år er selvfølgelig unntaket og er dagens situasjon, men hvordan det er om 10 år er det vanskelig å si. Hva vil f.eks. skje når SAS ansetter igjen? Da vil det jo bli bevegelse i Widerøe - garantert. Så jeg velger å tro at verden er såpass dynamisk at det kan skje en del bevegelse både her og der, selv når det gjelder WF :) Man må nesten bare gjøre seg opp sin egen mening om hva man tror om egen situasjon nå og i fremtiden og vudere det derfra.

(Cloud surfer): I Norwegian får du (og ikke naboen) sove med din kone hver natt, og du slipper å tilbringe halve livet ditt i hotellrom på tettsteder hvor dagens aviser ikke ankommer før i morgen..


Hvis naboen kan holde kjerringa glad mens du er borte, så er det vel bare en fordel om han sover med'a?? Her må du tenke POSITIVT! ;) Selvfølgelig kan det være problematisk å være borte fra familien i perioder av livet, men det jo veldig individuelt hvordan de forskjellige familiene takler det. De fleste klarer det faktisk bra. Bor du ikke i umiddelbar nærhet til en av DY sine baser, så er det vel ikke like morsomt å komme hjem seint en dag til ei sur kone som har sine krav, og vite at du samtidig skal tidlig opp dagen etter for å jobbe igjen? Jeg synes sånn sett det høres bedre ut for begge parter å være hjemme en hel uke når man først har fri. Men igjen, dette er veldig individuelt og ganske vanskelig å anta hva som er best :)

(Cloud surfer): Å velge mellom Norwegian og Widerøe er ikke lett. Men i motsetning til Best Glide, har jeg inntrykket av at det er nettopp det å måtte kjøpte seg en type-rating som gjør at de fleste i Widerøe som seriøst vurderer Norwegian ikke tar steget fullt ut. Dette handler mer om "pride" enn om penger, desverre.

Fortsatt uenig. De fleste kollegaer jeg snakker med sier det er ansieniteten de er redde for å gi fra seg. Hadde jeg hatt mulighet til å starte i DY for 2-3 år siden hadde jeg vært glad for det i dag. Men nå som jeg begynner å få en del folk bak meg i WF, så er det vanskelig å velge og slutte for å starte nederst på lista i et annet selskap. Uansett om det er i DY eller andre selskaper. Jeg tror at en dagen markedet snur, så vil Kjos være like flink til å effektivesere og kutte der det må kuttes, som han i dag er til å ekspandere og ansette. Da hadde det nok vært ekstremt kjedelig å stå nederst på lista og vite at man
egentlig hadde en god og trygg jobb i Widerøe. Men igjen, dette er individuelt. Noen liker å ta sjanser, andre er "kjedelige og trauste" mennesker som velger å holde seg Dash8-religionen :)

(Cloud surfer): Det er uansett noe unaturlig i denne bransjen å sitte 8 år som styrmann på en Dash-8, selv om det tross alt er under noe spesielle operative forhold. Det er også noe som skurrer når de best-betalte pilotene (lønn delt på arbeidsdager) flyr 39-seters maskiner med loadfactors rundt 50-tallet.


8 år er lang tid, men ser jeg tilbake på hvor lenge jeg har vært i WF, så har tiden gått utrolig fort. Så jeg tenker ikke så mye på det. Og den dagen SAS ansetter igjen (noen mener det aldri kommer til å skje, men det kan man jo bare tro), så kommer det til å bli et ras i Widerøe. Da er det ikke sikkert man snakker om 8 år lenger.

Godt å høre at det som skurrer i dine ører, er noe som klirrer godt i våre lommer ;)

(Cloud surfer): Konklusjon; ingen vet hva fremtiden bringer. Så man prøver å se hvilken vei pilene peker.


Det er korrekt! Jeg er heller ikke bombesikker på å bli i WF ut karrieren, selv om det i dag ser slik ut. Jeg trives godt, interessante og kontrastfylte arbeidsdager, mye håndflyging i fjord og fjell, hyggelig kollegaer, mye ferie og fritid osv. Så får jeg heller leve med at WF ikke er verdens mest spennende selskap å jobbe i når det gjelder nye destinasjoner og ekspansjonsplaner. Men hva gjør vel det når man aldri er på destinasjonen lenger enn maks 30 minutter før man flyr hjem igjen? :)

Atlantic-Coast
2nd February 2008, 17:38
Hørte i dag at Norwegian skal ansette 12 piloter pr mnd. ut året.Andre rykter sier 180 piloter dette året.
Med over 50 nye fly og langruter som Dubai Brasil osv under vurdering så
kan det se lyst ut.Kansje B737-800 options vil bli omgjort til B737-900 eller B-787?Er det noen som vet noe mer om dette?

Arne Blå
2nd February 2008, 19:27
Alle de trenger fram til høsten er plukket ut.

Ev. behov etter det skal kartlegges senere. Ikke noen selvfølge at det blir et stort behov.

Fly-ordren deles med FlyNordic som skal ha 15 (?) og alle MD går ut.

Det meste av resten av ordren vil erstatte dagens flåte.

Tenk også på at NAS i likhet med mange andre aktører driver med høy finansiell gearing (liten egenkapital) og dermed høy risiko. Flybransjen er tradisjonellt veldig følsom for konjunktursvingninger. Minimal grad av egenkapital og tre gode år økte markedsverdien av selskapet 2200% (to tusen og tohundre prosent). Noen tror det blir litt mindre gode tider framover.

TowerDog
3rd February 2008, 00:19
Du verden dette var en intresant traad med mange gode argumenter for aa gaa begge veier.

Jeg har selv sittet med valgets kvaler i oppgangstider og har angret bittert i nedgangstider. Skulle gjerne ha gitt en loenningsjekk eller en testikkel for aa kunne gaa tilbake i tiden med det man vet i dag, men paa den annen side er det vel like bra at man ikke visste hva fremtiden vill bringe...

Med 19 flygerjobber bak meg og mere typer og kurser enn Gud kan jeg bare si at det har aldrig vaert kjedelig. Kjedelig i denne bransjen, og spesielt i flyvemaskinen er en meget bra ting..:cool:

Har klassekameratter fra flyskolen som hoppet rett hjem og inn i Wideroe for 30 aar siden og de har aldrig angret paa det.

I flybransjen maa man dog smi mens jernet er varmt, alle ansettelser og oppgangstider kan plutselig stoppe og da maa man helst befinne seg der man vil vaere de neste 10 aarene.

Lykke til.:sad:

Bengt Engel
3rd February 2008, 13:26
B737-800 options vil bli omgjort til B737-900 eller B-787?Er det noen som vet noe mer om dette?

the boys at NAX certainly think so....they talk about it all the time....probably something kjos is spreading...:E

Goaround
5th February 2008, 10:19
Hi
Is it anyone who knows what crews that are based in Warsaw have for conditions?
Salary Captain/ FO hours for upgrade?
I know what the Norwegian conditions are but how much less are the Polish conditions?

I am interested in a WAW base so pls reply

Guttn
5th February 2008, 14:45
Should be the same as in Norway, as it`s the same company, same union and same AOC (I think) :eek:

BG :ok::D

Crossunder
6th February 2008, 12:42
Don´t know if the Warsaw based pilots have the exact same deal as the Norwegian pilots, but according to one Polish captain I spoke to briefly, he now makes about 30% more than he did with Centralwings or LOT. The roster is more stable as well, with 5-3-5-4.
Upgrade is, of course, normally according to seniority, but minimum is either 4000h (2000 on B737) or 5000 (1000 on B737) for upgrade.
Since there is a third a/c on the way to be based at WAW, I suppose they´ll need more pilots, but don´t take my word for it. Norwegian has a huuuge stack of applications awaiting processing...

TowerDog
9th February 2008, 10:46
Norwegian has a huuuge stack of applications awaiting processing...

Hmm, I thought there was a shortage of pilots across the board...?

Now there is a huuuge stack of applications_ :sad:

FJS
10th February 2008, 10:49
Norwegian har fullt opp klassene frem til og med mai. Er for øyeblikket ingen intervju aktivitet.

Er vanligvis en pause på sommeren. Dersom dei trenger mer folk så begynner dei vel intervju runder igjen på senvåren for klassestart august.

aspilot708
21st February 2008, 07:52
To anyone who might have information regarding hiring at Norwegian...

I'm an American, living in Seattle, Washington in the U.S. and am a First Officer on the 737 400/700/800/900. I am a very well qualified and experienced pilot by U.S. standards and there is a good chance that I will be living in Norway within the next couple of years. My questions are ~

1. Is Norwegian generally considered a good company to fly for?
2. Is pilot hiring there expected to continue over the next 2-3 years?
3. Are their published hiring requirements set in stone (in other words, for a well qualified North American pilot are the ATPL, MCC and 737 type rating requirements set in stone)?
4. Is there a pilot base in Oslo?
5. Is the training good?

Also, please feel free to add any additional information you might have regarding Norwegian, or things that an aspiring U.S. airline pilot might find useful in pursuing an airline career in Norway. I am just getting started with this information search and this is the very first place I have come.

I would be very interested in emaling or Instant Messaging with a Norwegian Airlines pilot or someone who is familiar with qualifications, training, a pilot's lifestyle in Europe, etc. as well to learn more about all of these things. Thanks in advance for your help! ~A

empati
21st February 2008, 10:25
You need a JAA pilot licence to fly here, or a validation. Lots of american pilots at British Airways with validation. That's up to the airline and norwegian CAA to decide.

Do also consider SAS! Better pay, better pension, more days off, Oslo, Stavanger, Trondheim based.

Widerøe: Even more days off! Turboprop only!

Bengt Engel
21st February 2008, 17:35
well....with their brand new TRTO I guess they would want to go the sterling way and charge you for a type....and make some money...

they already do this in some kind of way, but not sure where the money ends up...

Bengt Engel
21st February 2008, 17:37
and how to get a job at SAS these days?


go ahead with the questions mr seattle...

empati
21st February 2008, 22:20
Both feet on the ground now B.E.:=

Mr Seattle deserves the big picture. Within the next 3 years (his question) SAS will be hireing. Avg pilot age soon 50! SAS with expansion plans, "lønnsom vekst".

Unless Mr Seattle wants a job tomorrow, then maybe a JAA ATPL course would be the best first step.

If Mr Seattle is a Alaska Airlines First Officer, then the norwegian girl, now in control of his life, must be stunning!;)

aspilot708
22nd February 2008, 00:35
She is. ;) And thanks for the information as well, it's a good starting point. Any other tips that you think of are also appreciated! ~Mr. Seattle

empati
22nd February 2008, 13:02
FAA to JAA conversion takes more effort than you might think. But it can be done quite quickly (weeks), the theoretical exams at a US flightschool.

In the end I would ask you to reconsider. I have been there, and done that. You can't take your 401k to Norway. You might have to pay norwegian taxes on your A/B Fund (Norway-US tax agreements). You'll pay 2-3 times more for gasoline. Food and clothes is more expensive. I can go on...
I know a number of americans here that would agree with me.

Your lifestyle at Norwegian would be substantially lower than at Alaska Airlines.

But if you have to ,you have to...

aspilot708
22nd February 2008, 16:59
I appreciate your viewpoint regarding the trade offs that have to be made in making such a huge career move. This decision has been well thought out over a long period of time though, and I'm well aware of what I'll be giving up and gaining as a result.

You mentioned that the ATPL can be done in a period of weeks at an American flight school(s). Can you tell me which ones they are? That seems to be the first thing I'll need to get started on in this process. Most of the schools I've found online so far are either in Europe or use distance learning.

Thanks in advance!

empati
22nd February 2008, 21:10
There is a number of way's to go about this, depending on how much money you want to spend, and if you want to do self study or classroom. Search the internet, and you will find several US schools who do these conversions. Try the search function here on PPRUNE. These subjects have been covered before.

Check out www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/GroundSchoolATPL/ for a excellent product and info.:8

There are 14 exams for the ATPL, but there are excemptions for pilots with heavy experience!! I would call a flightschool to clearify this, or ask here in PPRUNE. Normally european pilots get a so called frozen ATPL on their CPL, meaning that they have taken the ATPL written, but not the ATPL flight test. In Europe you only need a CPL + frozen ATPL to fly for the airlines. You would then get your ATPL when you upgrade.

Good luck! Sympathy from Empati!:ok:

Smoknjoe
23rd February 2008, 00:33
Dont hold me to it, but when i was checking out what I would have to do to go back home a few years back I come across a place in FL. I belive it was Naples Air Centre. I think they offered the JAA theory both in class and distance learning. They were pretty easy to find on google.
Hope atleast they might help you gather info.
Good luck.( Hope she's worth it ) :)
Take Care.
Joe.

aspilot708
23rd February 2008, 04:30
Hey, thanks for the tip on Naples Air Center. I think that might be my best bet as far as distance learning and having a place in the U.S. for the brush up ground school and testing at the end of the course. It's looking like a long, hard slog to get though the ATPL, license conversions and the rest of it but hopefully by this time next year I'll have the quals to put an application in to Norwegian.

Does anyone know if Norwegian is O.K/not O.K. with dropping by their corporate offices to introduce yourself and drop off a resume? I know some carriers would rather it was all conducted through the recommended channels and some don't mind meeting interested applicants face to face. Was wondering if it would be worth the time to swing by for a few minutes the next time I'm in Oslo.

Alaskan Timber
7th March 2008, 10:39
Hej,

After reading this thread I understood rostering is 5-3-5-4. Home bases and routes are known to me. Not to many ID90/100 possibilities.

What I would like to know is, how is the working atmosphere at Norwegian(colleagues, managment etc) ? It is possibly already explained in Norwegian language (which I don`t speak yet), but how are payment and holiday. Any info about the selection, must be more than only an interview isn`t it ?

At the moment I fly for a well paying small 737/NG/Classic operator in Europe with very limited upgrade possibilities for the coming 10 years. I flew already 5000 hours B737 for them. Working atmoshpere could be better too.

Thanks,

A.T.

Alaskan Timber
7th March 2008, 20:14
Hej Dovregubben,

Thanks a lot for your quick and friendly reply. Usefull info.

A.T.

bararo
9th March 2008, 14:10
Ja det stemmer at NAS iallefall har ansatt det dem trenger frem til sommeren. Men det stemmer også at 1500 timerskravet bare er der for syns skyld. Jeg har en kilde som sier at flere for tiden har 600 timer ved ansettelse. Det laveste som er ansatt er visst 450 timer, men sikkert med gode kontakter.

Guttn
9th March 2008, 22:40
For omtrent 3 år siden var kravet bl.a. 1500 total, men man måtte ha 2000 total for å komme på intervju :ugh:. Tidene forandrer seg og det er pr idag pilotens marked. Tipper de snart må begynne å spandere rating på sine søkere :D

Guttn
10th March 2008, 08:07
Vi får se, men hvis det er sant som det sies her at de ansetter folk med langt under deres egne krav, samtidig som de tidligere i vinter har uttalt at det fort kan bli aktuelt å være med på MPL sertifikat-greiene så sier det meg at markedet i Norge er nesten helt støvsugd for piloter med erfaring. Altså, hvis man er lowtimer så er mulighetene mye mye større enn på lenge for å lande en jobb :ok:. Man kjøper seg ikke jobb hvis man ikke er pinadø nødt? :D:=

Nordic Spirit
10th March 2008, 08:17
Fat chance.....

Kjos´ern selv mener at han må begynne å spandere ratinger fra ca. neste år (jeg snakket med mannen selv).
Jeg tror ikke det er så urealistisk. Selv om det finnes mange norske piloter med rating, er det ikke alle som vil hjem igjen til Norge.
Time will show:)

BestGlide
10th March 2008, 08:49
Det må være feil at gj.snittspiloten har 600 timer ved ansettelse. Kjenner flere som har startet i DY siste månedene, alle med mye og god erfaring. Og alle som de har gått på kurs med har også hatt godt med timer og operativ erfaring, mange fra 737 og andre hårfønere.

Men det begynner nok å tynnes ut i rekkene av de med erfaring :)

A10Warthog
10th March 2008, 12:27
DY ansetter med 450 timer? Akkurat det tviler jeg på.
Men, en prislapp på 220.000nok for 737 rating utgår, da humper jeg heller rundt i beech litt til...

Hadde vært greit å betalt ned flylånet, ikke øke det..

Guttn
10th March 2008, 20:28
Dovregubben, nå må du forklare hvem som krever 1500 total og betaler 300.191 i startlønn? Og en rating til 180.00 er vel bare for selve ratingen? Man skal da også betjene sine andre lån samtidig som man skal ha penger å leve for de ca 2 månedene man er på kurs? Tipper dette er nærmere 250.000 når man summerer alle utgifter. Og jeg kjenner mange som har betalt en rating, men ikke en eneste en av dem er i nærheten av å betale den ned på 1 år. De fleste tar den over mange år, gjerne i.f.m. et refinansiert noliglån e.l. Hvor mye har man da betalt for jobben sin? :{

A10Warthog
10th March 2008, 20:33
Guttn! you got it!!
Bra sagt!

objordal
11th March 2008, 07:06
It's been lots of different roumors about the buying of the new Norshuttles. Someone say they put in an order for 42, as you say.
Norwegian's spokesman, have said that they did actually put an order for 50 brand new 737-800's, what will be delivered from february 2008 to sometime in 2014, I think it was. A guy I know, he works at OSL. He said that the three first aircraft were ex. Air Europa. LN-NOB, -NOC and -NOD. Though that proved to be wrong, since the firs B738 came directly in from Boeing Field, Seattle...

I don't think it's been a so open debate. No one has actually cared so much about the buying, that anyone knows for sure :p
First AFTER the orders was put in, people started caring a lot.
Myself, I think it was stupid to buy the B738.. But off course, it strengthens the airline's position in the European airline market.
The could have bought just B737's or B739's instead. Don't know why I say it, but I just don't like B738, and I'm not the only one. :oh:

Well.. Anways. Yes, I know they are hiring too, and they have many hubs in Norway, including WAW in Poland. The airline is under a HUGE expasion-period right now. It's closing up on SAS on European flights. They are looking on eachother as might concurrents. Which is quite ironic, after the know, new Norwegian's only 6 year of operation-period.

But Norwegian - rock on. :]:cool:

Dovregubben
11th March 2008, 20:22
Guttn, får ikke helt med meg spørsmålet ditt. Inngangslønnen som jeg nevner er tatt direkte ut av Norwegians K-avtale.

Trykk ON på kalkulatoren din og legg inn et handicap på 164.000 fra første år og regn ut tap i livslønn, tipper at også du kommer til at investeringen blir bra. Nå er det jo ikke akkurat en aktuell problemstilling siden selskapet kun aksepterer piloter med gyldig 73 rating, men dog.

De jeg kjenner har kjøpt ratinger og brukt alt fra 149000 til litt i overkant av 180. Dine løpende utgifter til livsopphold og finans har du vel uansett. Nå får du CBT homestudy kurs som du sikkert fikser på noen uker selv ,med noen få dager klasseromsundervisning på tampen. Videre 8-12 simulatorpass, så en dag med touch and go på flyet. Det er klart at skal man rote bor flere måneder på å få seg en rating så kan det jo bli dyrt. De fleste bruker opptjent ferie kombinert med turnusfri og flere jeg vet om har ikke tapt en krone lønn i sin kursperiode.

1500t er i beste fall "guidence". Norwegians OM-A beskriver min.qualifications alt fra Alt 1 som er 1500TT/500MPA/300 on type or equivalent type. Laveste inntakskrav er for kandidater med mindre enn 600timer.

Men som mange allerede har påpekt er det en god tilstrømning av søkere med massiv erfaring. Og som noen av sjefspilotene uttrykker det har man ihvertfall ikke rekrutteringsproblemer i 2008.

Guttn
11th March 2008, 20:58
Har NAS 300000 i brutto grunnlønn? Det er da ikke så veldig bra, med tanke på de høye timekravene samt at man med møte med gyldig 737 rating. Skjønner at det er tillegg for diverse, pluss dietter, men allikevel... Det er jo ikke mye mer enn hva Coast hadde i begynnerlønn...

Vet ikke jeg, men i mine ører rimer det ikke. Men dette er jo smak og behag, og hva som den enkelte syns er vikitgst for sin egen karriere. Syns bare det er synd at et sånt selskap ikke gir typerating og lønn fra dag 1 på kurs.

My 2 cents :}

TheFatMan
11th March 2008, 23:24
@ Guttn

You always make comments about Norwegian, in my opinion always about how mean and bad they are and so cruel of them wanting you to have a valid TR before starting with them.

Yet you still don´t understand what Dovregubben is trying to tell. Open your eyes and read the posts again. He is NOT saying that if you have 1500hr TT and a TR you get 300.191, you get 300.191 as starting salary if Norwegian would Typerate you.

So lets get things straight:

1: You have 1500hr total time (500 multicrew) and pay for your own TR, you start with 460 000 Nkr yearly(strinn 4).

2: You have 1500hr total time (500 multicrew) and Norwegian pays for your TR, you start with 300 191 Nkr yearly(strinn 2).

If step 2 happens, the next 2 years you will earn 160 000 Nkr (year one), and 150 000 (year 2) less compared too if you choose step 1.

So, during 2 years you earn 310 000Nkr less, take away taxes and that is about 200 000Nkr. The coming 12 years you will constantly lagg 2 year (approx. 50000 Nkr) untill you hit the highest "strinn".

So, which way is most economically best for you?

So far I have yet to see a higher starting salary in Scandinavia if you have 1500TT, but maybe you can enlighten me. From what I understand, it is higher than both WF and SAS?

I get it you work for Wideroe? Good for you, a nice company to work for and I hope you enjoy it. But I, a Norwegian pilot, would never dream of making a lot of comments (specially with a bit of sour taste) about a company I don´t have all the facts about.

Now take care and read posts more carefully ;)

Happy landings, TFM

Guttn
12th March 2008, 08:08
TFM, yupp I read it again after I posted, as it seemed to be not so easy to understand. Liked your way of clarifying the 2 different angles a lot better :ok:.

So let`s get the facts straight then; salary with a TR at NAS is higher than all else in Norway. Salary without a TR (NAS gives you one) is lower than both Lufttransport and WF (not sure about SAS, but I think they`re around 300000). The difference is that with LT, WF and SK you don`t have to ask the bank for money (or your rich uncle for that matter) when it`s time for employment. Heck, those crazy kids even pay you to do their TR :}:ok::D.
Excemption; if you already have flown the 737 and didn`t have to put money up front to begin with.

As I previously mention - it`s about what suits the individual pilot best. And it`s not only about salaries for a lot of pilots. It`s also about "the whole package" offered by the given company. Still offended? Sorry dude.

Crossunder
12th March 2008, 09:44
...og det vil ikke koste 220k for ratingen hvis du kan presse den inn i ferie og friperioder. Jeg slapp unna med 167k inkludert landingsrundene hos Sterling. Tok det i ferien, så jeg tapte ingen lønn. Betalte i EUR, så det avhenger jo av valutakursene også.
Siden DY har en TRTO-godkjenning på trappene (vet ikke om alle findings/concerns er lukket etter første inspeksjon fra LT ennå?), er det nok snakk om å tilby rating i en eller annen form. Det er også lagt inn diverse tabeller med nye timekrav/bonding i OM-en.
Bare det å bake de 3-4 obligatoriske interne passene inn i ratingen - i stedet for i tillegg til en ekstern rating - bruke DY-prosedyrer (og TRI-er) ville spart mye tid, penger og arbeid og streamlinet operasjonen betraktelig. DY kunne fremdeles betalt for 3-4 pass, og dermed spart kandidaten for tilsvarende.

Hva angår startlønna i DY (1.500h TT) så er ikke så langt unna WF hvis man deler lønn på antall flytimer eller arbeidstimer. WF har dessuten et idiotisk stort overskudd for tida, kombinert med en god del oppsigelser, så med K-08 under oppseiling spørs det om ikke startlønna blir justert opp. her må DY bare henge på. Hvis WF i tillegg fikk pølsefingrene ut av bakenden og opprettet baser på Værnes eller Sola vil kanskje ikke DY være så attraktiv lenger? Men alt avhenger jo av om man ser på grunnlønn eller hele pakka inkludert tillegg. Dietten (satsene) i DY ligger 50% over WF, og er med på å dra opp utbetalingene betraktelig. Men den er jo ikke pensjonsgivende.
Jeg skal nok innrømme at utbetalt lønn er det som teller for min del akkurat nå. Fritid er verdt mye, men betaler ikke regningene. Det er unektelig slik at jeg i min andre måned i DY fikk utbetalt det samme som i det 6. året i WF... Det er de yngste, med skyhøye utdanningskostnader, ny-startet familie med hus- og billån som trenger pengene - ikke de over 60 med null gjeld og ingen forpliktelser. Her vinner DY. Ingen pendling, mer utbetalt, oftere hjemme til kvelds. Da var jeg solgt. DY har heller ikke WFs latterlige lønnsstige på 26 (eller er det 24/25 nå) trinn!!! Tar jo en evighet å klatre oppover.
Ikke everyone´s cup of tea, men vi har alle forskjellige behov.

TheFatMan
12th March 2008, 10:05
Guttn, I was never offended, just wanted to get things straight.

I totally agree with you that offcourse it is nice not having to pay for the TR yourself, but with NAS way of "rewarding" with a higher starting salary, I believe is the best way of doing it.

There is also a reason to why NAS have gone this way. They wanted to attract experienced Norwegian pilots working abroad and also NAS don´t have a TRTO, so the way of doing it was to require a valid TR, pay them enough so they wanted to return home.
I believe the majority of pilots starting with NAS have 737 experience. We have a lot of exSAS/BU, quite a few come from Ryan, some from easyJet, a few norwegian Sterling pilots. Not to mention all the ex FlyMe and Falcon pilots.

On top of this a lot of pilots in Norway saw a chance to switch employer and they got the same offer: "we still don´t have a TRTO but if you get a TR on 737 we will employ you, with a good salary".

A TRTO costs money, and now NAS spent the money on salary to the pilots instead with focus on the expansion. Fair in my point of view. What the future has to bring we yet have to see.

In my case, I had a TR (didn´t pay for it) and +1000hrs on the type, Norwegian was the absolutely best company to join when returning home. Even though initially taking a pay cut, it was very small and now with the strong NKR, I´ve actually had a pay increase.
Sterling and FlyMe(still alive at the time) offered much lower salary and we all know SK haven´t recruited since 2000, but as you say they probably will offer a lower initially salary as well.

It is a lot of talk about when SAS starts calling pilots back and recruiting the floodgates from NAS will open. Unless they up their salary I´m unsure that will happen. You also have to look at your lifelong earnings. If you step down 200 000Nkr yearly, it will take you quite some years to gain that back. With (assuming now, forgive if wrong) a longer time to Command at SAS, you might never catch up. Unless SAS recognize experience when recruiting again, they might have problem attracting the right mix of people. As before, the future will tell.

And to sum up, real happy for you WF guys that the Q400 will return!

TFM

Guttn
12th March 2008, 10:10
Crossunder, helt klart. Er man smart så gjør man dette i ferie og friperioder, så må man heller ikke ut med såååå mye cash.

Forskjellene er nok ikke så store som man skulle trodd, og som du sier så er det opp til den enkelte. Selv har jeg det bedre som ukependler til nord enn om jeg skulle vært dagpendler til OSL. Har gjort sistnevnte noen år (ikke for DY) og det tok nesten livet av meg på E-6 ved 2 tilfeller. Jeg får også mye mere sammenhengende tid hjemme med familen min når jeg har fri. For meg er det veldig viktig. En annen ting som er like viktig er at jeg synes det er utroooolig moro med kortbaneoperasjoner.

Man kan uansett enes om at det er pilotenes marked. Mulighetene burde være store for at man kan få seg den jobben man selv ønsker, og ikke må ta til takke med dårlige betingelser.

Punktum?

SK-pilot
12th March 2008, 16:05
SAS new pay scale start at appr 380.000, and stop at 980.000 as FC on regional aircraft after 18 years. If you end as FC in mainline, you can add appr 25% on that after another 8 years.

The fired pilots will though start on the old scale, and alreade have an average of 3 years seniority, giving them a salary of 6-700.000 if they return to SAS on ltr 3-4.

These figures are as of K06, and you can probably add 3-4% per year by april 2007 and 2008.

TheFatMan
12th March 2008, 18:14
SK-pilot, thank you for the info.

That is the first pprune post I´ve ever read about SAS salary here. Before it has only been talk about the lower starting salary compare to before (7 steps was mentioned?). Is that the same figures for all three countries?

But care to explain this about Regional Aircraft deal? Do you mean that you then start on F50? Or is the 737-600 considered a Regional Aircraft? Remember reading something about that in Flight International ages ago regarding SAS and the pilots negotiations.

If that is the case, do you only fly the -600 and not -400/700/800?

I´m a bit pussled since, to my opinon, SAS only have the F50 to be considered a Regional Aircraft since the Dash8 is gone, and it was only a part of the DK/SE operation. I assume that in DK though there will be Regional Aircraft with the CRJ9 arriving though.

Well anyway, thanks for the info. I guess there were a lot more pilots than me wanting to see the new numbers. Spill the beans!:ok:

TFM

SK-pilot
13th March 2008, 10:39
Well, there are actually no regional payscale in SAS. You start at at same scale whether you start on the F50 or A321 - the only difference is that if you fly a regional AC, you stop at sertain steps on the scale (I think it was ltr 8 as FP and ltr 18 as FC). Regional AC are defined as 100 seats or less, and not the same AC type as mainline.

The salary is much the same between countries, and varies mainly due to the currencies; i.e. DK on top, then NO, and the weak SV kroner on the bottom.

In Norway the regional segment consist of 5 F50 and 2 AVRO. In Denmark (where there also is appr 30 norwegians) the ex Q400 pilots until further fly 4 CRJ200 (Cimber) and 3 AVRO (Atlantic), waiting for the CRJ900 to arrive. The last 30 pilots from the Q400 will start directly on the CRJ900 with training starting late april (will fly CRJ900 for Lufthansa until CRJ900 arrives in SAS), and som pilots have been transferred to main AC. In Sweden there is a dispute regarding the future regional segment, and I think there will be more about that in the press in the near future...

Arne Blå
13th March 2008, 10:49
Dagens Næringsliv skriver at gjennomsnittslønn for flygere er 850.000.

http://www.dn.no/karriere/article1333520.ece?jgo=most_read&WT.svl=sistlest

Goaround
13th March 2008, 13:21
Read that the Swedish part Flynordic will be rebranded as Norwegian from April

http://www.flynordic.com/sv/omflynordic/flynordicblirnorwegian.htm

Will that in the end affect the Pilots in Sweden with their lower salaries?

Good to have one name all over and easier to borrow planes and crews.
Would give some more customers

Nordic Spirit
13th March 2008, 14:26
Will that in the end affect the Pilots in Sweden with their lower salaries?


This is very interesting, to say the least. Guess we will know in the near future. Hope the Swedes don´t back off on this one.

TuckUnder77
3rd April 2008, 13:17
Any news regarding Norwegian/recruitment? Are all positions filled or is there still hope, and if so - at what bases? Just wondering and would be thankful for any inside information.

Hanguren
6th April 2008, 00:59
RTO: Communist government.... Are you insane...? What the f... do you mean??? :mad:

My dream is a 0 tax community, but I realise that this is not possible if I dont want all norwegians to pay for all expences for their children at school (like in the US), pay for all medical threatment if they get ill and dont have an insurance (like in the US), have a legal right to payment if their employee go bankrupt etc etc etc.

But anyway: I live in Norway, and work in Denmark, with the possibily to move across the bridge to Sweden if that was better. And there is NO doubt at all: You will have the lowest tax if you live in Norway: I pay 26% of my "brutto" income in tax to Norway, if I lived in Sweden I would be paying appr 40%, and my collegues living in Denmark pay 65% of their salary in tax!

THAT is really sick - THAT is quite close to communism!!! :eek:

Anonymus6
8th April 2008, 20:41
hi,

A question to all the pilots flying for norwegian. how hard are they on the 500 multi crew enviornment time? I exceed their minimums, but not the 500 mult crew environment.

thanks guys

Jobhunter
9th April 2008, 07:51
You are not allowed to start without 500 multicrew, its insurance minimums as far as I know.

Hank the F/C
9th April 2008, 13:54
"They better as there are no reason they should be paid more than the Norwegian based pilots. They live in a cheap country and don't have to put up with a Communist government."
Hey thats a great idea RTO, let all the swedes get all the new destinations thanks to their third world pay scales:D

Guttn
9th April 2008, 17:31
Hiring minimums always are in contrast to pilot supply. If there are loads of pilots with experience and the correct typerating, then the companies can adjust their minimums accordingly. If there are only lowtimers or non-experienved pilots, then the companies again have to adjust their minimums accordingly:ok:. Insurance companies will always offer some type of insurance, the minimums of the companies for newhires has to do with how much said company is willing to pay for the insurance.

See where I`m going with this....?

Hanguren
9th April 2008, 22:56
Most major airlines hire ab-initio pilots with far less than 500 multicrew, without insurance being a problem, so I am convinced this is a question of "tilbud og etterspørsel..."...

Guttn
10th April 2008, 07:06
The high hiring minimums will come to a halt, and most likely reverse, when pilots can stand together and stop paying for ratings and training:ok:. Of course this refers to F/Os, as F/Cs without experience is a big no-no.

Gnirren
10th April 2008, 16:56
They better as there are no reason they should be paid more than the Norwegian based pilots.

I don't believe that the swedish pilots should be paid more than the norwegian, but I dare anyone to make the claim that an FO pay difference of 15,000 kr per month after tax is fair when performing the exact same duties flying the same colors.

As for Sweden being cheap... what?? Oslo is filthy expensive, sure, but Stockholm isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination.

empati
12th April 2008, 18:04
Rumors about BIG news from Norwegian in the end of april. Anybody know?:hmm:

pee
13th April 2008, 18:24
Rumors about BIG news from Norwegian in the end of april. Anybody know?
CEO Bjørn Kjos gave a short interview to a foreign press (I think half a year ago or so) where he mentioned the agreement with Finnair about starting the regular feeder services to connect Norway to AY flights. Thereafter I've heard nothing more. But if it came true... :rolleyes:

Guttn
14th April 2008, 09:47
Heard a lot of things, but we`re now in April, so we`ll just have to wait and see.